Crumbly Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread

Moist pumpkin bread with a cream cheese center and a crumbly, streusel topping. A great autumn treat! 

There are so many pumpkin bread recipes out there. Some are plain, but moist and delicious. Some have cream cheese. Some have crunchy, crumbly toppings. Looking through them all, I couldn’t decide which kind I wanted to try. So I put them all into one.

I originally thought it would be overkill…but it was perfect. This is hands-down the best pumpkin bread I have ever had.

Crumbly Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread

For the bread:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup vanilla coffee creamer or half and half
• 1 3/4 cups of pumpkin puree
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

For the cream cheese:

• 16 oz (2 packages) cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsps flour
• 1 cup vanilla coffee creamer or half and half
• 2 tsps vanilla extract

For the topping:

• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Step 01: Preheat to 275°F. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, coffee creamer, and pumpkin puree. Blend. Slowly add the dry ingredients and blend under well-combined.

Step 02: Grease two bread pans. Split the batter between them.

Step 03: For the cream cheese filling, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Split between the two loaf pans. Take a knife and swirl a bit to spread it evenly through the bread.

Step 04: For the topping, combine all ingredients in the order listed. Sprinkle over the batter in both loaf pans.

Step 05: Bake for 1 hour. Insert a toothpick. If it doesn’t come out clean, bake it for another 15-30 minutes (depending on your oven, you may need to add even more time). Let sit for about 30 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling on a rack.

I forgot to double the cream cheese filling recipe. This recipe shows what it should have been. Halve everything if you only want one loaf.

Zach and I had a couple pieces of this before sending it to work with him the next day. Two loaves were pretty much gone by the time he came home.

The only issue with this recipe is that it can take a lot longer to bake depending on your oven and various other factors. The last time I made this, it took an hour and a half. This time, it took about 2 hours. The low temperature keeps it from drying out really fast, though, and it stays moist forever. Worth it. 😛

Crumbly Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread

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Serves: 12 Prep Time: 20m Cooking Time: 1h30m

Ingredients

• For the bread:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup vanilla coffee creamer or half and half
• 1 3/4 cups of pumpkin puree
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

• For the cream cheese:

• 16 oz (2 packages) cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsps flour
• 1 cup vanilla coffee creamer or half and half
• 2 tsps vanilla extract

• For the topping:

• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

Step 01: Preheat to 275°F. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, coffee creamer, and pumpkin puree. Blend. Slowly add the dry ingredients and blend under well-combined.

Step 02: Grease two bread pans. Split the batter between them.

Step 03: For the cream cheese filling, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Split between the two loaf pans. Take a knife and swirl a bit to spread it evenly through the bread.

Step 04: For the topping, combine all ingredients in the order listed. Sprinkle over the batter in both loaf pans.

Step 05: Bake for 1 hour. Insert a toothpick. If it doesn’t come out clean, bake it for another 15-30 minutes (depending on your oven, you may need to add even more time). Let sit for about 30 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling on a rack.

Crumbly Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bread was last modified: April 24th, 2017 by Chelsey